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Charles Michel-Ange Challe
(1718 - 1778)
Caprice d'architecture : un palais
1746
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Thierry Le Mage
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
sculpture (representation of)
fountain
official residence
étude d'architecture
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About the artwork
Title:
Caprice d'architecture : un palais
Periods:
modern age
18th century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
black chalk
pen (drawing)
wash with grey
Dimensions:
213 x 280
Inventory number:
INV25189recto
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Charles Michel-Ange Challe
Born:
1718
Dead:
1778
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Charles-Michel-Ange Challe
, a French painter, architect, and mathematician, was born in Paris in 1718. He studied under André, Lemoine, and Boucher, and subsequently visited Rome. A 'Sleeping Diana,' which he painted in 1744, and a 'Venus' by him are to be seen in Brunswick. He also painted many ceilings for palaces and churches, but never gained much reputation as a painter, although elected an Academician in 1753. As an architect and as draughtsman to the king he directed the theatrical…
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